Board Member Fellers raised a concern during new business on Oct. 23 and requested that the State’s Attorney review the county’s intergovernmental agreement that governs housing of federal inmates at the Winnebago County Justice Center.

Fellers said constituents and social media posts had raised questions about whether an ICE checkbox in the county’s agreement could conflict with the Illinois Trust Act and the Illinois Way Forward Act. She asked the State’s Attorney’s Office to review the contract “to make sure that we are in compliance with the Illinois Trust Act and the Illinois Way Forward Act.” The board did not take a formal vote on the request; the chairman asked whether the State’s Attorney (Mr. Seganik) would respond or follow up and the discussion concluded with a request for review.

The request was recorded as a member asking the county’s legal office to examine the agreement; no policy change or amendment to the intergovernmental agreement was made on the record.